SmartDefense has the following components –

Advisories: Step-by-step instructions on how to activate and configure defenses against emerging threats and vulnerabilities usually before exploits are created by hackers.

Defense Updates: Preemptive, ongoing and real-time updates to defenses and security policies.

Security Best Practices: The latest security recommendations from Check Point.

Program Advisor for Integrity: A database of malicious and benign applications; automates creation of network access and malware termination policies.

Anti-Virus: Anti-virus updates for UTM-1.

Anti-Spyware Information: Updates for Check Point Integrity Anti-Spyware.

SmartDefense Services maintain the most current preemptive security for the Check Point security infrastructure. To help defenses stay continuously ahead of today's constantly evolving threat landscape, SmartDefense Services provide ongoing and real-time updates and configuration advisories for defenses and security policies. 

Using SmartDefense profiles, helps customers to associate different defense settings and SmartDefense attributes with different gateways. All these profiles can be centrally-managed, assigned and updated. 

CIOL: How crucial is the Indian market? What are the steps that you are taking in order to increase traction in the 'cost sensitive' Indian market?

BB: India is one of the key markets for Check Point. This is a market, which has been growing nearly 50 percent year-on-year, which is well ahead of the market growth. This is also one of the fastest growing markets for Check Point in Asia Pacific. 

Customers have realized that there is more than cost that needs to be considered while purchasing a security solution. They consider the coverage and depth that the solution can provide the organization. Moreover, customers have started evaluating the total cost of ownership (TCO) rather than cost. 

CIOL: Can you brief upon the Power-1 and UTM-1 appliances?

BB: Check Point Power-1 appliances enable organisations to maximise security in high-performance environments such as large campuses or data centres. They combine firewall, IPSec VPN and intrusion prevention with advanced acceleration technologies, delivering a high-performance security platform for multi-Gbps environments.

Power-1 appliances include technology from VPN-1, the most proven VPN/firewall available. They can examine hundreds of applications, protocols, and services out of the box. As new applications and network-layer threats appear, Power-1 appliances can be updated to add more security features. Power-1 is managed from the Check Point SmartCenter management server, enabling you to centrally manage security policy for all sites with a single management console.

UTM-1 Total Security appliances are all-inclusive, turn-key solutions that include everything you need to secure your network. Each appliance includes integrated centralised management, along with complete security updates, hardware support and discounted customer support for up to three years.